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OR&R Field Staff Locations and Contact Information

The following information will help you locate and contact the field staff for the Office of Response and Restoration's four divisions:

  • Emergency Response Division Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs) and Regional Response Officers (RROs).
  • Assessment and Restoration Division Regions.
  • Marine Debris Division regional staff.
  • Disaster Preparedness Program regional staff. 
Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs)

OR&R's Emergency Response Division (ERD) consists of an interdisciplinary scientific team that responds to oil and chemical spills in U.S. waters and helps the On-Scene Coordinator make timely operational decisions. The team is headquartered at NOAA's campus in Seattle; however ERD's Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs), located around the country, lead the team at spills, drawing on the team's spill trajectory estimates, chemical hazards analyses, and assessments of the sensitivity of biological and human-use resources. OR&R staff members also represent NOAA and the DOC on the National Response Team and Regional Response Teams.

Map of U.S., showing Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) locations and associated U.S. Coast Guard Districts.

District 1
Sectors: Northern New England, Southeastern New England, Boston, Long Island
William Whitmore
NOAA SSC/RPC
55 Great Republic Dr
Gloucester, MA 01930

Email: william.whitmore@noaa.gov
Phone: 617.877.2806

District 5
Sectors: Delaware Bay, Maryland NCR, Hampton Roads, North Carolina, and District 1/Sector New York

Frank Csulak
NOAA SSC
USCG Station Manasquan
61 Inlet Dr
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 08742

Email: frank.csulak@noaa.gov
Phone: 732.371.1005

District 7
Sectors: Charleston, Jacksonville, Miami, Key West, St. Petersburg, San Juan

Bradford Benggio
NOAA SSC
909 SE 1st Avenue, Suite 714
Brickell Plaza Federal Building
Miami, Florida 33131

Email: brad.benggio@noaa.gov
Phone: 954.684.8486

District 8
Sectors: Houston-Galveston, Corpus Christi

Paige Doelling
NOAA SSC
USCG Sector Houston-Galveston
13411 Hillard Street
Houston, Texas 77034

Email: paige.doelling@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.549.7819


Sector: New Orleans

Brandi Todd, NOAA SSC
LTJG Katherine (Kate) Mitchell, NOAA RRO
Prevention, USCG 8th District (DP-SSC)
500 Poydras Street, Suite 1341
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Email: brandi.todd@noaa.gov
Phone: 504.376.3213

Email: rro.gulfcoast@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.556.1604


Sectors: Upper Mississippi, Lower Mississippi, Ohio Valley, Mobile

Adam Davis
NOAA SSC
NOAA Disaster Response Center
7344 Zeigler Blvd
Mobile, Alabama 36608

Email: adam.davis@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.549.7759

District 9
Sectors: Lake Michigan, Eastern Great Lakes, Northern Great Lakes, Detroit,

​LCDR Chris Duffy
NOAA SSC
​NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
4840 S. State Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

Email: ​ssc.greatlakes@noaa.gov
Phone: ​202.557.6801

District 11
Sectors: San Francisco, Los Angeles-Long Beach, San Diego

Jordan Stout
NOAA SSC
Coast Guard Island, Building 50-7
Alameda, California 94501

Email: jordan.stout@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.321.3320

District 13
Sectors: Puget Sound, Columbia River

CDR Faith Knighton
NOAA SSC
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115

Email: ssc.northwest@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.348.2429

LTJG Kyle Vincent
NOAA RRO
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115

Email: rro.westcoast@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.455.1760

District 14
Sectors: Honolulu, Guam

Ruth Yender
NOAA SSC
1845 Wasp Blvd
Building 176
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

Email: ruth.yender@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.849.9926

District 17
Sectors: Juneau, Anchorage

Liza Sanden
NOAA SSC/RPC
49000 Army Guard Road, Suite G216
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 99505

Email: liza.sanden@noaa.gov
Phone: 907.529.9157

Contact ERD National Response Staff:

NOAA SSC Supervisor
West Coast and Great Lakes

Doug Helton
NOAA OR&R
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Building 3, Room 2025
Seattle, Washington 98115

Email: doug.helton@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.890.7760

NOAA SSC Supervisor
East and Gulf Coasts

John Tarpley (Acting)
NOAA OR&R
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Email: john.tarpley@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.459.8638

NOAA Regional Operations Branch Chief

John Tarpley
NOAA OR&R
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Building 3, Room 2006
Seattle, Washington 98115

Email: john.tarpley@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.459.8638

ARD Regions

OR&R's Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) protects and restores coastal habitats and resources affected by hazardous materials releases or ship grounding. All of ARD's efforts, from assessment to restoration, are coordinated at a regional level. ARD's Regional Resource Coordinators (RRCs) are NOAA environmental scientists who work to provide the technical foundation for assessments of ecological risk and environmental and economic injury from contamination at hazardous waste sites and to improve coordination among trustee agencies.

A map of the U.S. labeled "OR&R Assessment and Restoration Division" highlighting the "West Coast/Pacific Branch," "Northeast & Great Lakes Branch," and "Southeast/Gulf Branch.".

For general assessment and restoration regional issues, contact ARD Regional Branch Chiefs:

Northeast & Great Lakes Branch
Diane Evers
NOAA/ARD
290 Broadway
New York NY 10007

Phone: 240.338.3411

Southeast Branch
Kevin Kirsch
NOAA/ARD
263 13th Ave S
Saint Petersburg, Florida 33712

Phone: 727.551.5619

West Coast Branch
Amy Merten
NOAA/ARD
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115

Phone: 206.526.6829

Spatial Data Branch
Michele Jacobi
NOAA/ARD
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115

Phone: 206.526.6830

For ARD oil spill coordinators:

West Coast/Pacific Branch

Sectors: California, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Oregon, Washington, Idaho

Kaitlin Lieb
Email: Kaitlin.Lieb@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.417.9332


Sectors: Alaska

Sarah Allan
Email: Sarah.Allan@noaa.gov
Phone: 907.271.5146


Sectors: Backup (Entire region)

Troy Baker
Email: Troy.Baker@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.526.6606


Sectors: Backup (Entire region)

Marla Steinhoff
Email: Marla.Steinhoff@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.526.6341

Northeast & Great Lakes Branch

Sectors: New York, New Jersey

Reyhan Mehran
Email: Reyhan.Mehran@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.915.4139


Sectors: District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Great Lakes

Dan Takaki
Email: Dan.Takaki@noaa.gov
Phone: 202.961.0944


Sectors: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine

Diane Evers
Email: Diane.Wehner@noaa.gov
Phone: 240.338.3411

Southeast/Gulf Branch
Sectors: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas

Bryand Duke
Email: Bryand.Duke@noaa.gov

Phone: 727.304.0304


Sectors: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Caribbean

Dan Hahn
Email: Daniel.Hahn@noaa.gov
Phone: 727.551.5715


Sectors: Backup (Entire region)

Susan Snyder
Email: Susan.Snyder@noaa.gov
Phone: 727.420.8301

Contact Spatial Data Branch Liaisons:

West Coast/Pacific Branch

Zach Winters-Staszak
Email: Zachary.Winters-Staszak@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.218.7159


Ben Shorr (Backup)
Email: Ben.Shorr@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.526.4654

Northeast & Great Lakes Branch

Matt Dorsey
Email: Matt.Dorsey@noaa.gov
Phone: 562.980.3250


Robb Wright (Backup)
Email: robb.wright@noaa.gov
Phone: 240-533-0435

Southeast/Gulf Branch

Jay Coady
Email: Jay.Coady@noaa.gov
Phone: 864.650.3157


George Graettinger (Backup)
Email: George.Graettinger@noaa.gov
Phone: 425.891.7817

Marine Debris Division Staff

OR&R's Marine Debris Division, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, has regional staff members positioned around the country to support local coordination efforts, track progress of projects, review performance measures, and conduct regional marine debris outreach to local audiences.

Contact information for the Marine Debris Division's field staff members is available on the Marine Debris Contact Us page.

 

Disaster Preparedness Program Staff

OR&R's Disaster Preparedness Program has regional staff members positioned in the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico regions to support disaster preparedness and coordination across the National Ocean Service and its partners.

A map of the United States with the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico regions highlighted.

Contact Disaster Preparedness Program Staff:

DPP Chief
National

Kate Wheelock
NOAA OR&R
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Email: kate.wheelock@noaa.gov
Phone: 240.533.0392

DPP West Coast & US Pacific Islands Region
West Coast & US Pacific Islands Regional Preparedness Coordinator

Kyla Breland
NOAA OR&R

Email: kyla.breland@noaa.gov
Phone: 803.995.4534

DPP Northeast Region
Northeast Regional Preparedness Coordinator

William Whitmore
NOAA SSC/RPC
55 Great Republic Dr
Gloucester, MA 01930

Email: william.whitmore@noaa.gov
Phone: 617.877.2806

DPP Gulf of Mexico Region
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center

Charlie Henry
NOAA OR&R
7344 Zeigler Boulevard
Mobile, Alabama 36608

Email: charlie.henry@noaa.gov
Phone: 206.849.9928

DPP Alaska Region
Alaska Regional Preparedness Coordinator

Liza Sanden
NOAA SSC/RPC
49000 Army Guard Road, Suite G216
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 99505

Email: liza.sanden@noaa.gov
Phone: 907.529.9157

DPP Southeast & Caribbean Region
Southeast & Caribbbean Regional Coordinator

Allyssa Zebrowski
NOAA OR&R
2234 South Hobson Avenue
Charleston, South Carolina 29405

Email: allyssa.zebrowski@noaa.gov
Phone: 843.697.7415

Last updated Monday, March 25, 2024 6:57pm PDT